It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined usContinue reading “Hebrews 12: 7-13….More thoughts on discipline”
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Hebrews 12: 3-7….Consider deeply.
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline ofContinue reading “Hebrews 12: 3-7….Consider deeply.”
1 Samuel 4: 5-11…..Is our hope in the external?
As soon as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded. And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, “What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” And when they learned thatContinue reading “1 Samuel 4: 5-11…..Is our hope in the external?”
1 Samuel 4: 1-5….The chosen defeated.
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the fieldContinue reading “1 Samuel 4: 1-5….The chosen defeated.”
1 Samuel 2: 27-36…. They went too far!
And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, Did I indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh? Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, toContinue reading “1 Samuel 2: 27-36…. They went too far!”
1 Samuel 2: 22-26… A father’s warning unheeded.
Now Eli was very old, and he kept hearing all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who were serving at the entrance to the tent of meeting. And he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings fromContinue reading “1 Samuel 2: 22-26… A father’s warning unheeded.”
1 Samuel 2: 1-11… Hannah’s Prayer
And Hannah prayed and said,“My heart exults in the LORD;my horn is exalted in the LORD.My mouth derides my enemies,because I rejoice in your salvation.“There is none holy like the LORD:for there is none besides you;there is no rock like our God.Talk no more so very proudly,let not arrogance come from your mouth;for the LORDContinue reading “1 Samuel 2: 1-11… Hannah’s Prayer”
1 Samuel 1: 1-6… A childless mother.
There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2. He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children,Continue reading “1 Samuel 1: 1-6… A childless mother.”
Ruth 2: 14-20….A good days work!
And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over. When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his youngContinue reading “Ruth 2: 14-20….A good days work!”
Ruth 1: 7-14…Naomi leaves Moab
So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt withContinue reading “Ruth 1: 7-14…Naomi leaves Moab”
As I read it! 